I saw a bud on one of my spring purchases yesterday!

Going to have to remember to take a photo tomorrow if I can....crazy iris....maybe I've been watering a bit much and it thinks its spring again. O_o Sadly I am going away on Monday for 5 days! Hope it opens quick and I can see it this weekend!!

It may be an iris which blooms twice a year.

Huh.
I've never had one of those. That would be a treat!

Perhaps you do now. check with Chapman iris--they have a few.

Irises that bloom in the spring and at another point, mostly summer and fall, during the same year are called re-bloomers. There are many hybridizers that are encouraging this trait in their new irises. As a result there are many newer irises that are re-bloomers. If you like this trait in an iris check the plant database on this forum under irises to see which ones are re-bloomers and in what zones they re-bloom best. Also, most vendors include this trait in the description of their irises when they are listed for sale. Enjoy your new bloom!

Hope it opens while you are there so we can get a photograph.

I realized belatedly that this is what "Re-blooming" means. I've seen it mentioned allot and thought I had one or two of them labeled as such but nothing has ever bloomed late summer or fall like this (so mislabeled again) so was under the assumption "re-blooming" was just blooming repeatedly in the spring, so this is a real treat. Going to have to watch out for more of these!

This beauty was labeled as "Cherry Garden", which I risked buying...I wanted a red but the colour was hard to tell from photos online if it would be one I liked or not but am glad I did get this one. It is clearly is not "Cherry Garden" but I like this colour even better. We had torrential rain, major wind from thunderstorms last night so looks like it got a bit beat up but at least I get to enjoy it before I'm gone. :)
Any ID suggestions? It is either dwarf miniature or standard dwarf it looks like to me...gota get the measuring tape out though...

Very nice Brenda! It's always such a treat when one of the re-bloomers decides to put on a show! Sorry I can't be any help on the ID...I'm new and trying (though rapidly weakening) to focus on Tall Bearded iris for now...then in a few years branch out to other sizes and varieties.

Travel Safely!!

Forever Blue?

Could be...it's a pretty fair re bloomer...here's mine from this spring

Wow! Looks awfully darn close!
Thanks!!

It's a Chapman iris (Canada) and I see from the tag you got it from the RBG sale...and he has lot's of his at the RBG gardens, so.......I'd say it's a definite "maybe"

Oh man you shouldn't have told me that. Visiting their website now and its even MORE tempting than the RBG sale!
I don't have anymore room! And yet there are so many nice ones....

I like Forever Blue. I ordered that one this year but the vendor does not grow it any longer. I will need to look for it somewhere else next spring.

Maybe not, Bonnie

Arlyn to the rescue!

Hehe! :)

Looking over my RBG list I had highlighted and gave "Forever Blue" three red asterix (the highest of my "wants") but they had sold out, and Cherry Garden only had one with a note "May be nice?" So colour me happy with that purchase!

T'was meant to be

So sweet when they re-bloom.